Yoga4Health is an early intervention and prevention programme, which was commissioned by the NHS in 2016 to create the first social prescribing pathway for NHS patients in the UK. Thanks to funding from the NHS West London Clinical Commissioning Group, Yoga4Health was created in consultation with leading yoga teachers, yoga therapists, doctors and NHS professionals. The 10-week programme was then delivered to 279 patients in West London, with data gathered by Dr Tina Cartwright and her team at Westminster University. The resulting study published in 2019 continues to provide a compelling evidence base for the Yoga4Health programme.
Lucy has successfully completed YIHA’s Yoga4Health 60-hour training, accredited by the Personalised Care Institute set up by NHS Improvement and the Royal College of GPs to accredit qualifications in universal personalised care and social prescribing.
Yoga4Health is a lifestyle medicine programme, aimed at supporting NHS patients identified as being at risk of chronic diseases to become more active, improve their mental health, and feel like they have increased skills, confidence and knowledge to manage their health (patient activation).
Yoga4Health offers NHS patients 10 weeks of support during the course, including home practice resources to help them develop a personalised yoga toolkit for self-care. Chair and mat options are offered throughout to ensure that the programme is inclusive and adapted to meet individual needs.
As an early intervention and prevention programme, Yoga4Health is for patients with:
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Stress, anxiety, and low mood
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At risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with a Q-RISK score of around 10
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Pre-diabetic or with Type 2 diabetes where lifestyle change is recommended
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Socially isolated
Are you a NHS patient struggling with mentioned above and you would like to get more information about Yoga4Health program?
Are you part of the local Primary Care Network like GPs interested in yoga and more holistic approach, Social Prescribing Link Workers, or Health Coaches, who are enthusiastic about sending patients to us via formal referral or signposting?
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